Description
The ImageMapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'imgmap_delete_area_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.
Published: 2023-11-07
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57820 The ImageMapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'imgmap_delete_area_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Page/Post Deletion via imgmap_delete_area_ajax

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Imagemapper Project Imagemapper
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:45:12.772Z

Reserved: 2023-10-10T19:48:43.176Z

Link: CVE-2023-5506

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:44.701Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-07T11:15:11.183

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:18:29.080

Link: CVE-2023-5506

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses